Morrissey has revealed that BMG will now officially release his Roy Orbison cover "It's Over" as a vinyl single on January 24th. The history of the release is a bit of a convoluted story...
"It's Over," which includes guest vocals from singer LP was featured on Morrissey's 2019 covers album California Son. After Morrissey insisted that the single was his "greatest vocal performance" of his career, BMG agreed to release "It's Over" as a single on November 22nd. But November 22nd came and went with no copies of the single making it into record shops.
In the days/weeks that followed Morrissey called out BMG's ineptitude on his website, which resulted in BMG pushing the release to January 10th. Some time later, copies of "It's Over" began to appear in numerous HMV outlets throughout the UK, and the single became such a hot seller that it landed at number 2 on the UK vinyl chart.
Despite the charting position in December, the single has been given a January 24th release. For now, anyway. Stay tuned.
Meanwhile BMG will issue Morrissey's new studio album I Am Not A Dog On A Chain on Friday, March 13th. The first single from the record "Bobby, Don't You Think They Know" features disco legend Thelma Houston and will be backed by a cover of "Rainbow Valley" (originally performed by The Love Affair).
Several other titles in Morrissey's catalog including Southpaw Grammar, Maladjusted, You Are The Quarry, Ringleader Of The Tormentors, Years Of Refusal, and Live At The Hollywood Bowl will be reissued sometime in 2020.
Morrissey returns to the stage in May for a weeklong residency in Harlem. Dates/ticket info will be announced shortly.